A park designed to look like a car
Speaking of microparks... Check out San Fran's newest:
Parklets—those open-to-all pockets of public space that turn
street-parking spots into seating—are usually welcome additions to
neighborhoods, though they do occasionally have their detractors. But in
San Francisco, the parklet that’s stirred the most controversy is one
that looks (oh, irony of ironies!) like a parked car.
... [a] parklet in the form of a sliced Citroën H Van ... As a
public space that repurposes a motor vehicle for the use of pedestrians
and cyclists, the Citroën design is the most concise expression of the
parklet ethos we’ve seen yet ...
